The Age of Christ, 534.
The seventh year of Tuathal.
Saint Mochta, Bishop of Lughmhagh, disciple of St. Patrick, resigned his spirit to heaven on the nineteenth day of August. It was of him the following testimony was given:
- The teeth of Mochta of good morals,
for three hundred years, lasting the rigour !
Were without emitting an erring word out from them,
without admitting a morsel of obsonium inside them.
- Three score psalm-singing seniors,
his household of regal course,
Without tilling, reaping, or threshing,
without any work but reading.
- A man of three score, a man of three hundred,
blessed be God, how old the teeth!
Not more has the youth under valour!
How lasting the ancient teeth!
The Age of Christ, 535.
The eighth year of Tuathal.
The church of Doire Calgaigh was founded by Colum Cille, the place having been granted to him by his own tribe, i.e. the race of Conall Gulban, son of Niall.
Cormac, son of Ailill, King of Leinster, died.
Oilill, Bishop of Armagh, died. He was also of the Ui Breasail.
The Age of Christ, 537.
The tenth year of Tuathal.
St. Lughaidh, Bishop of Connor, died.
The battle of Sligeach by Fearghus and Domhnall, the two sons of Muircheartach mac Earca; by Ainmire, son of Sedna; and Ainnidh, son of Duach, against Eoghan Bel, King of Connaught. They routed the forces before them, and Eoghan Bel was slain, of which was said:
- The battle of the Ui Fiachrach
was fought with fury of edged weapons against Bel,
The kine of the enemy roared with the javelins,
the battle was spread out at Crinder.
- The Sligeach bore to the great sea
the blood of men with their flesh,
They carried many trophies across Eabha,
together with the head of Eoghan Bel.
The Age of Christ, 538.
After Tuathal Maelgarbh, son of Cormac Caech, son of Cairbre, son of Niall, had been eleven years in the sovereignty of Ireland, he was slain, at Greallach Eillte, by Maelmor, son of Airgeadan, who was the tutor of Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill; and Maelmor fell in revenge of it thereof immediately, of which was said:
- The fate of Maelmor was not slow;
it was not a just deed he accomplished,
The killing of the mighty Tuathal;
he himself fell for it.
The Age of Christ, 539.
The first year of Diarmaid, son of Fearghus Ceirrbheoil, in the sovereignty of Ireland.
The decapitation of Abacuc at the fair of Tailltin, through the miracles of God and Ciaran; that is, a false oath he took upon the hand of Ciaran, so that a gangrene took him in his neck (i.e. St. Ciaran put his hand upon his neck), so that it cut off his head.
The Age of Christ, 541.
The third year of Diarmaid.
St. Ailbhe, Arch Bishop of Imleach Iubhair, died on the twelfth day of September.
The Age of Christ, 543.
The fifth year of Diarmaid.
There was an extraordinary universal plague through the world, which swept away the noblest third part of the human race.
The Age of Christ, 544.
The sixth year of Diarmaid.
St. Mobhi Claraineach, i.e. Berchan of Glais Naidhen, on the brink of the Liffey, on the north side, died on the second day of the month of October.
The battle of Cuil Conaire, in Ceara, was fought by Fearghus and Domhnall,
p.185two sons of Muircheartach mac Earca, against Ailill Inbhanda, King of Connaught, and Aedh Fortamhail; and Ailill and Aedh were slain.
The Age of Christ, 545.
The seventh year of Diarmaid.
St. Ailbhe, of Seanchu Ua nOiliolla, died.
The Age of Christ, 546.
The eighth year of Diarmaid..
The battle of Cuilne, in which many of the Corcoiche were slain through the prayers of St. Ida, of Cluain Creadhail.
Fothadh, son of Conall, died.
Cairbre, son of Cormac, King of Leinster, died.